Opening Tip
•          The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team returns home for three MIAA games starting with Pittsburg State on Wednesday in Lee Arena.
•          The Ichabods (12-7, 8-6 MIAA) fell in their longest game since Feb. 14, 1986 in a three-overtime loss at Southwest Baptist losing 104-98.
•          The loss to SBU dropped the Ichabods into a fourth-place tie with Missouri Southern in the MIAA standings. The Lions will be in Lee Arena on Saturday to face the Ichabods.
•          The Gorillas (11-10, 6-9 MIAA) sit in 11th in the MIAA standings and they are coming off an 81-74 loss to Northwest Missouri on Saturday.
•          The Ichabods won the first meeting on Dec. 16 at Pittsburg State 76-63.
•          The Ichabods lead the all-time series with Pitt State 101-76 and have won the last two meetings.
•          The Ichabods have played in four overtime games this season going 2-2. Washburn is 33-34 all-time in overtime games. The Ichabod single season record for overtime games is five set during the 1994-95 and 2006-07 seasons.
•          In Washburn's 12 wins this season they are averaging 76.8 ppg while allowing 68.6 ppg … in the six losses they are averaging 72.9 ppg while allowing 84.0 ppg.
•          In Washburn's 12 wins they are +9.7 in rebound margin, while in the losses they are -9.7 on the glass.
•          From the field in the Ichabod wins, they are shooting 47 percent while opponents are shooting 38 percent … from the free throw line the Ichabods are 66 percent in the wins and 69 percent in the losses.
•          From 3-point land the Ichabods are shooting 64 of 179 (36 percent) in the wins and only 28 percent in the losses (40 of 142) … opponents are shooting 72 of 189 (38 percent) in the Ichabods' seven losses from 3-point range.
•          The Ichabods are averaging 14.6 ppg off opponent's turnovers compared to 13.2 ppg opponents are scoring off the Ichabods.
•          Ichabod head coach Bob Chipman recorded his 782nd win against Lincoln moving him into 15th all-time on all-time NCAA coaching list passing former Arizona Wildcat head coach Lute Olson and Lou Henson who coached at Illinois and New Mexico State.
•          Next up on the all-time NCAA coaching chart is Lefty Driesell and Jim Smith with 786 wins.
•          Washburn's bench is averaging 22.5 ppg compared to 25.4 ppg for its opponents.
•          Washburn is scoring 32.3 ppg in the paint compared to 25.3 ppg for its opponents.
•          In Washburn's 12 wins this season, they have overcome deficits of 14 against Augustana, 13 at Central Missouri, 11 against Peru State, Fort Hays State and Lincoln, eight against Pittsburg State, six against Lindenwood, five against Southwest Baptist and four against Saint Mary.
•          Washburn's led from start to finish against Tabor, Missouri Western and Emporia State.
•          The Ichabods are averaging 34.6 ppg in the first half and 37.5 ppg in the second half.
•          In scoring margin between the halves, the Ichabods are -1.7 in the first half and +3.2 in the second half.
•          The Ichabods have been outscored by 33 in the first half, but have outscored their opponents by 61 in the second half.
 
 Ichabod Notes
•          Overall the Ichabods have a balanced scoring attack with four players averaging at least 8.9 points per game and they have six averaging at least 6.4 ppg.
•          Washburn is ninth in the MIAA in scoring at 75.3 ppg and sixth in scoring defense allowing 74.3 ppg.
•          Washburn is second in the MIAA in field goal percentage defense holding opponents to 40 percent shooting.
•          The Ichabods are +2.5 in rebound margin this season, which is fifth in the MIAA … the Ichabods lead the MIAA in rebounding at 39.9 per game and second in the league in offensive rebounds at 12.4 per game.
•          Christian Ulsaker has played in 106 games at Washburn in his career.
•          Brady Skeens' 43 blocked shots this season is fourth on the single season chart and his 2.3 blocks per game ranks first on the single season chart ahead of Dan Buie's 1.7 blocks per game (27 games) in 1995-96 … his 55 career blocked shots is 11th on the career chart and his 1.7 career blocks per game average is first … the single season block record is 52 set in the 2004-05 season by Travis Robbins.
•          Javion Blake's 264 points is ninth on the Ichabod freshman scoring chart … his 31 3-pointers are fourth on the Ichabod freshman chart … he needs seven to tie Gary Woodland for third. The freshman record is 54 set by Shannon Kruger during the 1998-99 season.
•          Brady Skeens' 43 blocks are second on the Ichabod sophomore class chart trailing Dan Buie's 45 set in 1995-96 season.
•          Javion Blake tied a career-high with 23 points at Southwest Baptist and his 16 field goal attempts and 11 3-point attempts were also career highs.
•          Robert Christopher had a career-high 15 points at Southwest Baptist and his 10 free throw attempts tied a career high.
•          Randall Smith had a career-high seven rebounds and seven assists at Southwest Baptist and his 21 field goal attempts were a career high.
•          Cameron Wiggins had a career-high 20 field goal attempts at Southwest Baptist.
•          Andy Wilson had career highs in steals (3), free throws made (4) and free throw attempts (6) against Southwest Baptist last time out.
•          The 80 field goal attempts by the Ichabods were the most since attempting 81 against Lincoln on Nov. 26, 2004.
•          The Ichabods' 47 free throw attempts (34 makes) were the most since the Ichabods had 50 attempts against Missouri-Rolla on Feb. 21, 2004.
 
  Ichabods on Radio
Washburn games will be broadcast on KTPK radio with Jake Lebahn and Pat Strathman calling the action. Game will also be streamed live on the wusports.com website by following the listen live links on the men's basketball schedule page.
 
 The Coaches
Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman
•          is in his 37th season at the helm of the Ichabods.
•          a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
•          is 785-337 overall.
•          has 543 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA, the most of any conference school since the 1989-90 season.
•          is the MIAA's all-time winningest coach by victories with 543.
•          has led the Ichabods to 12 MIAA regular season titles and a MIAA-coaching tops of five postseason MIAA tournament championships.
•          has led the Ichabods to 12 NCAA National Tournament appearances.
•          in home games, he is 461-87 going 410-76 in Lee Arena.
•          is third in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
•          his 785 coaching wins is 15th in all-time NCAA coaches at all levels.
•          led the Ichabods to the 1987 NAIA National Championship and a 2001 NCAA National game, which was later vacated by Kentucky Wesleyan.
•          Chipman played for legendary coach Jack Hartman earning two letters.
 
Pittsburg State head coach Kevin Muff . . .
•          is in his sixth season leading the Gorillas.
•          became the Gorillas' 14th all-time head coach on Apr. 5, 2010, after spending 12 seasons at Cloud County Community College, where he helped the Thunderbirds to an average of 21 wins in each of the last five seasons.
•          has an 87-77 (.550) record in his tenure with the Gorillas.
•          is 2-9 against Washburn. 
 
 
 Last Time Out For The Ichabods
Southwest Baptist 104, Washburn 98 (3ot) -- Jan. 30, 2016
BOLIVAR, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods came up on the short end of the stick in the longest game in school history since 1986 in a 104-98 triple overtime loss at Southwest Baptist.
In a game which had 19 lead changes and 17 ties, Southwest Baptist took the lead from start to finish in the third overtime outscoring the Ichabods 17-11 in the third extra frame.
Washburn was 2 of 6 from the field in the third overtime as both were 3-pointers while going 5 of 8 from the free throw line. SBU finished just 2 of 4 from the field, but finished 12 of 16 from the free throw line.
SBU pushed out to a lead at 100-92 with 29 seconds to play before Andy Wilson hit the first of the two 3-pointers in the third overtime, but SBU sealed the game at the line picking up the win.
The game was the first three overtime game by an Ichabod team since a 98-89 win over Pittsburg State on Feb. 14, 1986 in Topeka. It was the fourth overtime game of the season for the Ichabods, one shy of tying the school record.
In a see-saw game in the first half which had seven lead changes and four ties, the Bearcats took a 33-32 lead into the break when Kalund Brown hit a three at the buzzer. The Ichabods built a lead of six at 30-24 with 2:42 to play in the frame before Southwest Baptist (9-11, 4-10 MIAA) finished the half on a 9-2 run. Washburn (12-7, 8-8 MIAA) was 11 of 31 in the half for a 36 percent average while the Bearcats were 12 of 29. SBU hit six 3-pointers compared to a pair for the Ichabods.
Javion Blake led the Ichabods with 23 points leading six players in double figures. Randall Smith scored 17 followed by Cameron Wiggins' 16 points. Robert Christopher had 15 points, Wilson finished with 12 and Christian Ulsaker finished with 11 hitting all seven free throw attempts adding eight rebounds including five offensive rebounds.
Brian Patterson scored 23 to lead SBU going 9 of 10 from the field.
WU finished 28 of 80 from the field shooting 35 percent after going 6 of 19 in the three overtime periods. SBU was 32 of 76 overall going 7 of 14 in the three extra frames.
SBU was 29 of 43 from the free throw line going 20 of 28 in the overtime periods. Washburn was 34 of 47, 17 of 22 in overtime.  
 
 About Pittsburg State
•          The Gorillas are 11-10 overall and 6-9 in the MIAA sitting in 11th place in the MIAA standings.
•          The Gorillas are led by Josiah Gustafson's 16.0. Trey Starks is scoring 15.2 ppg and Dakota Jones is averaging 11.4 ppg.
•          As a team the Gorillas are scoring 76.5 ppg while allowing 76.4 ppg and they are +0.8 in rebounding margin.
•          The Gorillas are shooting .485 from the field hitting 534 of 1102 shots and have hit 142 of 350 3-pointers for a 41 percent clip.
•          Pitt State has also attempted 57 more free throws than its opponents hitting 396 of 517 overall for a 77 percentage.
•          Opponents have hits 19 more 3-pointers (161-142) than the Gorillas this season.
•          Pittsburg State is 3-6 in away games and 1-5 in MIAA road games this season.
 
 Series History with Pittsburg State
•          Wednesday's meeting will be the 178th between these two schools in a series that dates back to the first meeting on Feb. 19, 1920.
•          The two games on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 of 1920 were both played in Topeka inside an empty Thomas Gymnasium because of a flu outbreak in Topeka.
•          Washburn leads the all-time series 101-76. 
•          The Ichabods have won the last 14 of the last 16 meetings including seven of the last eight.
•          The Ichabods are 30-2 in Lee Arena against PSU and 32-14 against the Gorillas in MIAA play. The home team is 31-9 in the last 40 regular season meetings, dating back to 1996-97.
•          The series goes back to 1919-20 and it has been played at least once a year since 1941-42.
•          Since the 1956-57 season, the Ichabods are 26-30 in Pittsburg while going 10-11 in Pittsburg since becoming a member of the MIAA. 
 
 Last meeting with Pittsburg State
(Dec. 16, 2015) TOPEKA, Kan. -- PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods shot 71 percent from the field in the second half missing only six shots en route to a 76-63 win over Pittsburg State on Wednesday night in John Lance Arena.
In the second half with the Ichabods leading 54-54, Javion Blake hit a 3-pointer to push the Ichabods up four and then layups by Cameron Wiggins and Brady Skeens stretched the lead to eight at 62-54 with 8:27 to play. After a pair of free throws by Josiah Gustafson, the Ichabods ripped off a 19-6 to go up 14 at 74-60 with 3:59 to play in the game.
The Gorillas would get no closer than 11 the rest of the way after a 3-pointer with 1:46 to play as the Ichabods picked up the 12-point win as Washburn (7-2, 3-1 MIAA) won its 14th game in the last 16 meetings over Pittsburg State (7-4, 2-3 MIAA). Washburn was 15 of 21 in the second half from the field scoring 46 points while hitting all six 3-point attempts.
The score was tied 29-29 at the break after the Gorillas led by as many as eight points in the opening stanza at 25-17 with 9:59 to play. However the Ichabods outscored the Gorillas 12-4 the rest of the half to tie the score. Wiggins scored five points during the run for Washburn as the Ichabod defense forced five Gorilla turnovers. Washburn was 11 of 31 for a 36 percent clip in the first half while the Gorillas were 10 of 27 for a 37 percent average.
Wiggins led the Ichabods with a career-high 26 points hitting all six 3-pointers going 8 of 13 from the field overall. Javion Blake scored 19 dishing out four assists and Brady Skeens had 10 points with eight rebounds along with four steals and two blocks. Robert Christopher led the Ichabods with 10 rebounds and Randall Smith had six assists scoring two points.
Gustafson led the Gorillas with 14 points.
Washburn finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field going 26 of 52 overall hitting 9 of 15 3-point attempts. Washburn outrebounded the Gorillas 40 to 27 overall and outscored Pitt State 28 to 12 in the paint. The Gorillas were 18 of 49 from the field for a 37 percent average while hitting 10 of 19 shots from 3-point range.   
 
 Last time out for Pittsburg State
(Jan. 30, 2016) PITTSBURG -- Justin Pitts scored a game-high 26 points to lead visiting Northwest Missouri State University to an 81-74 victory over Pittsburg State University Saturday (Jan. 30) at John Lance Arena.
The Gorillas (11-10, 6-9 MIAA) trailed the Bearcats (15-5, 12-3 MIAA) by three points, 64-61, with 3:43 to play in the game, but Northwest used a 6-0 run over the next two minutes to take control down the stretch. The Bearcats made 11 of 12 free throws in the final 1:12 to seal the victory.
Chris-Ebou Ndow added 18 points for the Bearcats, while Conner Crooker finished with 17 points. Northwest shot 54 percent from the floor (27 of 50) for the game; and the Bearcats made 20 of 26 free throws in the contest.
Trey Starks had a team-leading 21 points, while Dakota Jones added 20. Jaxon Holden finished with 13 and Josiah Gustafson chipped in with 11 points..
 
 Ichabod basketball history
•          The Ichabods are 1,517-1,043-2 (.592) all-time in the 111th year in the program's history.
•          Washburn is the eighth-winningest program in NCAA Division II history by victories.
•          Washburn is the winningest MIAA program since the 1989-90 season with an overall record of 543-256 since joining the conference and the NCAA.
•          The Ichabods have recorded 25 20-win seasons and they have one 30-win seasons after going 35-4 during the 1986-87 NAIA Championship season.
•          Washburn has won 21 conference championships including 10 MIAA titles.
•          Washburn has received 12 NCAA Tournament bids going to three Elite Eight's appearing in the 2001 NCAA National Championship game.
 
 Home sweet home
•          The Ichabods are 410-76 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
•          The 2015-16 season marks the 31st season of play in Lee Arena.
•          The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena.
 
 Up next
•          The Ichabods will continue their three-game homestand on Feb. 6 with Missouri Southern and then wrap it up with a Feb. 10 rematch with Central Missouri.